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Murray Hartman, Alberta Agriculture oilseed specialist, talks to farmers at a Lethbridge field day about proper practices for producing canola.
Crops, Features

Many hazards to seed survival

Want to increase your seed survival rates? Find out what these experts say

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Like most things in life, there is no simple answer to what causes seed not to germinate or the seedling to die before it gets out of the ground. Alberta’s AgTech Centre in Lethbridge has been looking at mechanical factors such as seed placement, seeding depth and seeding speed as likely suspects playing a role […] Read more
yellow-skinned potatoes
Crops, Features, Potatoes

New GM potato gets U.S. approval

The new gm potato variety, “Innate,” is ready for the deep fryer

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A genetically modified potato called “Innate” has recently made headlines in the U.S. The French fry giant J.R. Simplot’s petition for “non-regulated status” for its proprietary biotechnology process called Innate has been approved by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Although McDonalds has stated that it has no current plans to utilize GM potatoes, […] Read more
Crops, Features

Affinity launches new software

BASF has teamed up with Affinity to create farm management software

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Easy-to-use comprehensive crop and farm management software that comes with unlimited, reliable six-day and evening support? It may sound too good to be true, but that’s the promise that Affinity is offering to Canadian farmers signing up to use the Compass Grower Advanced software program. The software, delivered on a Microsoft platform is designed to […] Read more
winter wheat
Features, Winter Wheat

Getting herbicides on your winter wheat

Everyone wants to get their winter wheat sprayed early in the spring. Find out how soon you can get started

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There are many reasons to grow winter wheat. But one mark against this crop is its vulnerability to weeds. Winter wheat growers want to get in a herbicide application as early as they can during the growing season. This can be a problem. Ontario farmers have observed that applying too early can injure the growing […] Read more
tractor working a field
Crops, Features

Cover cropping basics

There are lots of reasons to plant cover crops. 
Here’s some practical information to get yours started

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With the decline of grain prices and the rising profit in livestock markets, there are more questions on using cover crops in both grain and livestock operations. What species to use? What seeding rates? Fertilizer requirements? When to seed? How to manage? How to terminate? Is there anything to “harvest”? 1. Setting a goal The first […] Read more
sunflower
Crops, Features

Making money growing sunflowers

Sunflowers can be very profitable in some parts of the Prairies. If you can manage sclerotinia

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Agronomists say the biggest threat facing Manitoba sunflower growers is sclerotinia (head and stem rot), but the fungal disease can be managed with proper crop rotation and fungicide applications. This formed part of the message of a presentation submitted to the Manitoba Agronomists’ Conference at the University of Manitoba in December. According to Troy Turner, […] Read more
cattle grazing
Crops, Features

Four tips for farm diversification

With lower prices and high disease pressure, farmers looking for new crops to fill in
 gaps in rotations or increase profits can use these tips to evaluate new opportunities

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If you’re like most Canadian farmers 2014 was hard. Low commodity prices depressed incomes across all operations. For many younger farmers this will be their first experience of hardship. The last few years, when many began farming for the first time, have seen high prices and many may had planned growth and expansion for the […] Read more
group of young farmers
Crops, Features

Young farmer connects to the world on social media

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If you want know how the farm year is progressing in the Filmore area of southern Saskatchewan, check out Jake Leguee’s blog at southsaskfarmer.com. The young Saskatchewan farmer has been writing about farm life for the past couple years. It’s not a lot of drama or earth-shattering news, but just about the every day trials, […] Read more
Jake Leguee, who along with his parents, Russ and Sharon, and older sister Sarah, operates a 12,000 acre grain, oilseed and pulse crop farm between Filmore and Weyburn, Sask.
Crops, Features

Knowing production costs is important

Calculating your costs to produce grain is an important part of marketing

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Having a good handle on the production and marketing side of their south Saskatchewan farm is obviously important, but Jake Leguee says one of the most useful tools in overall management is knowing their breakeven point. The Leguees keep close tabs on their inputs and returns per acre for each crop. While they obviously target […] Read more
flooded farmland
Crops, Features

Friendly Acres’ 2014 wrap up

Regular Grainews contributor Kevin Elmy sums up 2014 at his east-central Saskatchewan farm

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I am tired of rubber boots. This was Year 5 of well-above-growing-season rainfall. May started off with lots of water. The plan was to seed soybeans, grazing corn, a grain corn trial, brown mustard, spring triticale and cover crops. By the end of May, we had seeded 600 acres of soybeans, 1/3 of an acre […] Read more

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